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Robert J. Lopata

Examiner (ID: 17240)

Most Active Art Unit
2471
Art Unit(s)
2471
Total Applications
1202
Issued Applications
1054
Pending Applications
76
Abandoned Applications
100

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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13/605490
Methods and devices for the treatment of urinary incontinence Sep 5, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8793193 [patent_doc_number] => 20130110162 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-05-02 [patent_title] => 'Antimicrobial Sutures and Methods of Making Them' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/596367 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-08-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 5130 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13596367 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/596367
Antimicrobial Sutures and Methods of Making Them Aug 27, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 11183357 [patent_doc_number] => 09414738 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2016-08-16 [patent_title] => 'Expandable support structure and operative element for delivery through a working channel' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/240970 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-08-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 53 [patent_figures_cnt] => 82 [patent_no_of_words] => 37163 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 179 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14240970 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/240970
Expandable support structure and operative element for delivery through a working channel Aug 23, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8967774 [patent_doc_number] => 08506583 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-08-13 [patent_title] => 'Method for open surgical placement' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/593088 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-08-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 40 [patent_no_of_words] => 13811 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 255 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13593088 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/593088
Method for open surgical placement Aug 22, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10940580 [patent_doc_number] => 20140343602 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-11-20 [patent_title] => 'EXPANDABLE OCCLUSION DEVICE AND METHODS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/239129 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-08-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 17 [patent_no_of_words] => 8271 [patent_no_of_claims] => 47 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14239129 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/239129
EXPANDABLE OCCLUSION DEVICE AND METHODS Aug 16, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8484366 [patent_doc_number] => 20120283772 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-11-08 [patent_title] => 'TISSUE CLOSURE AND TISSUE CLOSING DEVICE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/548276 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-07-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 22 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 17674 [patent_no_of_claims] => 33 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13548276 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/548276
Tissue closure and tissue closing device Jul 12, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8478361 [patent_doc_number] => 20120277768 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-11-01 [patent_title] => 'Axial Stitching Devices' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/543927 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-07-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 27 [patent_figures_cnt] => 27 [patent_no_of_words] => 10994 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13543927 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/543927
Axial stitching devices Jul 8, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 9786900 [patent_doc_number] => 20140303719 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-10-09 [patent_title] => 'PERCUTANEOUSLY IMPLANTABLE ARTIFICIAL HEART VALVE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND DEVICES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/232238 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-06-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 15105 [patent_no_of_claims] => 32 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 10 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14232238 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/232238
PERCUTANEOUSLY IMPLANTABLE ARTIFICIAL HEART VALVE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND DEVICES Jun 21, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8394720 [patent_doc_number] => 20120232568 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-09-13 [patent_title] => 'SURGICAL TREATMENT OF GASTRIC EMPTYING DISORDERS' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/480210 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-05-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 3390 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13480210 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/480210
SURGICAL TREATMENT OF GASTRIC EMPTYING DISORDERS May 23, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8484349 [patent_doc_number] => 20120283756 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-11-08 [patent_title] => 'TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AND HEART DISEASE VIA SURGERY OF THE STOMACH' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/479991 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-05-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3201 [patent_no_of_claims] => 12 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13479991 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/479991
TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AND HEART DISEASE VIA SURGERY OF THE STOMACH May 23, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 9519440 [patent_doc_number] => 20140155932 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-06-05 [patent_title] => 'Occluder' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 14/118233 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-05-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 4300 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 14118233 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
14/118233
Occluder May 14, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8490671 [patent_doc_number] => 20120290078 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-11-15 [patent_title] => 'HEART VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH VALVE CATHETER' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/449200 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-04-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 28 [patent_figures_cnt] => 28 [patent_no_of_words] => 11853 [patent_no_of_claims] => 14 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13449200 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/449200
HEART VALVE DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH VALVE CATHETER Apr 16, 2012 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 8290827 [patent_doc_number] => 20120179153 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-07-12 [patent_title] => 'SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SEPARATE TOOL HEAD AND METHOD OF USE' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/422208 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-03-16 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3112 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13422208 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/422208
Surgical instrument with separate tool head and method of use Mar 15, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8591125 [patent_doc_number] => 08348999 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2013-01-08 [patent_title] => 'In-situ formation of a valve' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/372392 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2012-02-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 9112 [patent_no_of_claims] => 8 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 79 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13372392 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/372392
In-situ formation of a valve Feb 12, 2012 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10102548 [patent_doc_number] => 09138318 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2015-09-22 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus for forming an implant' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/327265 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-12-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 9731 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13327265 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/327265
Apparatus for forming an implant Dec 14, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8096453 [patent_doc_number] => 20120083831 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-05 [patent_title] => 'MECHANICAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEQUENTIAL TISSUE FASTENING' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/324680 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-12-13 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 58 [patent_figures_cnt] => 58 [patent_no_of_words] => 11948 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0083/20120083831.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13324680 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/324680
Mechanical method and apparatus for sequential tissue fastening Dec 12, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 8096435 [patent_doc_number] => 20120083830 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2012-04-05 [patent_title] => 'APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SEALING VASCULAR PUNCTURES' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/316090 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-12-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 9 [patent_no_of_words] => 7118 [patent_no_of_claims] => 38 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0083/20120083830.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13316090 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/316090
Apparatus and methods for sealing vascular punctures Dec 8, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 10881671 [patent_doc_number] => 08906047 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2014-12-09 [patent_title] => 'Mesh implant for use in reconstruction of soft tissue defects' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/312007 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-12-06 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 6817 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 182 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13312007 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/312007
Mesh implant for use in reconstruction of soft tissue defects Dec 5, 2011 Issued
Array ( [id] => 11505927 [patent_doc_number] => 09597064 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2017-03-21 [patent_title] => 'Methods for approximating a tissue defect using an anchor assembly' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 13/283198 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2011-10-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 103 [patent_figures_cnt] => 161 [patent_no_of_words] => 56745 [patent_no_of_claims] => 73 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 48 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 13283198 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
13/283198
Methods for approximating a tissue defect using an anchor assembly Oct 26, 2011 Issued
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13/283063
Insertion instrument for anchor assembly Oct 26, 2011 Issued
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